Is medication that causes hallucinations, neurological confusion, and delirium among its side effects considered an intoxicant, and what is its ruling?
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The symptoms mentioned are usually not caused by medications unless they are mixed with narcotics. It is permissible to use medication if there is a necessity or an urgent need for it, such as when there is a fear of the patient's death or severe harm, based on the Almighty's saying: "But whoever is forced, neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] - then there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." Otherwise, it is not permissible.
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